A highly efficient electric additive for enhancing photovoltaic performance of dye-sensitized solar cells

Science China Chemistry

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1352-1357

  Lan, Zhang ^a   Wu, Jihuai ^a   Lin, Jianming ^a   Huang, Miaoliang ^a  

^a HUAQIAO UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

D app; dye sensitized solar cell; electric additive; N cetylpyridinium iodide; photovoltaic performance

Indexed keywords

D APP; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; HIGH EFFICIENCY; LIQUID ELECTROLYTES; ORDERED ARRANGEMENT; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ELECTROLYTES; ENERGY CONVERSION; LIQUIDS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; REDOX REACTIONS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; SWITCHING CIRCUITS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 77955505743     PISSN: 16747291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11426-010-3204-z     Document Type: Article

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